Wait what the score was 64 63....she couldn't even get more than 4 games in a single set, yet she almost beat her ??? Wow okay. I guess Sharapova IS a lot closer to almost beating Serena all the years than what most people think.

4-3 BP in the 1st. And Sharapova is very close to beating Serena, doesn't mean she ever will. Wasn't she up a set and 3-0 against her in Miami 2 years ago

I'm just saying it's absurd to say that Kasatkina isn't improving when she still almost beat Bencic when she was at a severe disadvantage.

Wait what the score was 64 63....she couldn't even get more than 4 games in a single set, yet she almost beat her ??? Wow okay. I guess Sharapova IS a lot closer to almost beating Serena all the years than what most people think.

Isn't it also absurd to say a player almost beat another player when she a) lost in straight sets, neither of which involved a tie-breaker, b) never had a set point in both sets, c) Bencic also had had a cold going on for a few days, and had finished her previous match also late? I think your assumption is quite far-fetched, really.

I don't think it's fair to say she's NOT having a breakthrough, but I also think it's not fair to say that she "almost beat" Bencic and "would have won" the match.

She was leading in the 1st Set, Bencic was awfully tight. She then had injury problems in the 2nd. I think most people would agree she was the better player for almost all of the 1st Set. I think without the scheduling problems she would not have faded throughout the match, clearly an issue of fatigue and tiredness. I am not claiming Dasha is a better player than Belinda, because she isn't. Belinda is sick and she was very tight, as could be expected of an 18 year old going for such a massive milestone. But RU90's post is insanely stupid, and to say Kasatkina isn't rising but Bencic is is ludicrous.

I'm just saying it's absurd to say that Kasatkina isn't improving when she still almost beat Bencic when she was at a severe disadvantage.

Isn't it also absurd to say a player almost beat another player when she a) lost in straight sets, neither of which involved a tie-breaker, b) never had a set point in both sets, c) Bencic also had had a cold going on for a few days, and had finished her previous match also late? I think your assumption is quite far-fetched, really.

I don't think it's fair to say she's NOT having a breakthrough, but I also think it's not fair to say that she "almost beat" Bencic and "would have won" the match.